Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus - Wikipedia
WEBArchibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (c. 1489 – 22 January 1557) was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son of George, Master of Angus, who was killed at the Battle of Flodden, and succeeded as Earl of Angus on the death of his grandfather, Archibald.
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus - Wikipedia
WEBArchibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (c. 1449 – October 1513) was a Scottish nobleman, peer, politician, and magnate. Tradition has accorded him the nickname Archibald 'Bell-the-Cat' due to his association with the 1482 rebellion against James III of Scotland.
Earl of Angus - Wikipedia
WEBThe Mormaer or Earl of Angus was the ruler of the medieval Scottish province of Angus. The title, in the Peerage of Scotland, is held by the Duke of Hamilton, and is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son of the Duke's eldest son.
Biography of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus 1489-1557
WEBBattle of Pinkie Cleugh. On 10 Sep 1547 an English army commanded by Edward Seymour 1st Duke of Somerset (age 47) defeated a Scottish army commanded by James Hamilton 2nd Earl Arran (age 31) and Archibald Douglas 6th Earl Angus (age 58) at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh at Musselburgh.
Subjection to Angus (1524 - 1528) - Tudor Times
WEBJames, desperate to escape from Angus, made an agreement with the Earl of Lennox, and a scheme was hatched to rescue the King when he rode with Angus to the Borders, to attempt to punish the notorious reivers, the Armstrongs.
Richard Angus - Article 2 - Google Sites
WEBBy 1536 he was against the actions of the king and ready to strengthen the military forces of the Earl of Westmorland, a potential opponent of the king. The Earl of Angus agreed to give him...
King James V of Scotland (1512-1542) - luminarium.org
WEBJAMES V, King of Scotland, son of James IV, was born at Linlithgow on the 10th of April 1512, and became king when his father was killed at Flodden in 1513. The regency was at first vested in his mother, but after Queen Margaret 's second marriage, with Archibald Douglas, 6th earl of Angus, in August 1514, it was transferred by the estates to ...
James V (r.1513-1542) - The Royal Family
WEBJames' personal rule began by savagely pursuing his opponents and he hounded the Earl of Angus out of Scotland. James combined suspicion of nobles with a popular touch, travelling anonymously among Scottish people as the 'Gudeman o'Ballengeich'.
Archibald Douglas, 8th earl of Angus - Encyclopedia Britannica
WEBJul 31, 2024 · Archibald Douglas, 8th earl of Angus, Scottish rebel during the reign of James VI and a strong advocate of Presbyterian government. He was son of the 7th earl, who was nephew of the 6th, and he succeeded to the earldom at the age of two. The earldom of Morton came to him in 1586.
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Douglas, Archibald …
WEBHe was a close adherent and adviser of his nephew Archibald, sixth earl of Angus [q. v.], during the minority of James V of Scotland. With the young king Douglas was an especial favourite, and received from him the sobriquet of ‘Greysteel,’ after the hero of a popular ballad of the time.